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The triple j Road Trip Relay is the ultimate virtual road trip.

Over summer 2012/13 triple j listeners photographed and filmed their adventures on the road. We’ve hand-picked their best to create the Road Trip Relay, an interactive site that puts you in the driver's seat.

Every year as the mercury rises Australians hit the highways to travel to music festivals, drive back home or seek out adventure. In Summer 2012/13 they signed up to be part of something special.

It started with a simple call-out to triple j’s audience “on the road this summer?”. More than 2,000 travellers responded. They Instagramed their journeys, shot photos and video stories and some captured time-lapse of the highway – more than 16,600km in total. This footage forms the backdrop for their stories and adventures which ABC Open has hand-picked so you can explore the best that Australia has to offer.

No one has managed to capture an entire continent like this before. The scale of the Road Trip Relay in terms of kilometres covered, stories submitted and people participating sets this project apart.

We salute triple j’s intrepid listeners who battled bushfires, flooding rains and broken-down cars to make the Road Trip Relay possible. ABC Open and triple j have been amazed by the creativity and beauty of the contributions. The stories shared on the relay embody the joy of being young, free and on the road with your friends.

triple j Unearthed is the best place to discover and share the best new Australian music. Launched in 1995, triple j Unearthed has successfully established thousands of music careers. Focusing on independent and unsigned artists, Unearthed is a music community open to musicians and public alike. Each Road Trip Relay leg features an Australian artist discovered by triple j Unearthed.

triple j is for young Australians. We're not so interested in the rest. Whether it's bringing live music to all corners of the country or uncovering the stories that matter to you, triple j is here to satisfy all your musical and cultural needs.

triple j promoted the project and revved up our listeners to go out and capture these great stories.

ABC Open loves regional Australia. Our mission is to give people living and working in these communities the skills and opportunity to share their stories with the ABC using digital media. We have 45 producers working all over the country running multimedia workshops, free for anyone who wants to attend.

ABC Open is the engine that has made the Road Trip Relay project run. We gathered all the photos and videos, built the website, produced the final online experience and we also provided the roadside assistance.